No Intelligence Allowed XIX

Sat, 1 Mar 2008

>> Re: #540 rpenner said:

>> “…
>> 7) A scientific theory is a special kind of story

>> or relationship in a field of study which allows

>> us to make claims of what is or isn’t possible
>> “in theory.” Thus a theory which claims
>> everything is possible is not useful.
>>
>> A scientific theory which claims some things
>> are impossible is testable.
>> …
>> 12) IDers leap to the defense of Creationism,
>> Creationist (sic) leap into the bastardization
>> of science that is ID. The two are
>> indistinguishable (by design!) in the broad
>> claims they make.”

ID is a testable, scientific theory since its primary claim
is that it is impossible for ID to be incorrect. It’s Russell’s
paradox in the end that defeats your ill-defined, narrowly-
focused, alogical scientism. Popper could have helped you.
If you ever read his “The Open Society and its Enemies,”
its message - CLEARLY - was not appreciated. You also
might benefit by reading Bertrand Russell’s “Mysticism
and Logic and Other Essays” - it could set your arguments
on a firmer ground.

I’ll even leave out all the religious arguments that invalidate
your conjectures.

Mark Witt

Intelligent Design,
Institute of Theory
New Haven, CT